THE GRAMMATICAL ERRORS AMONG LEARNERS AND THE USE OF MULTIMODALITIES IN EFL CLASSROOM IN INDONESIAN

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries in expanding circles that English is learned as a foreign language. Thus, many challenges are faced by Indonesian learners due to the differences between Indonesian and English languages. This study aims to find out the challenges of Indonesian learners in learning English as a foreign language based on linguistic differences. The research aims to investigate the following issues:  1) What are the grammatical errors and the challenges that the learners face in learning English as a foreign language? 2) How do the multimodality resources impact students’ comprehension on English grammatical knowledge? The study employed a descriptive qualitative method. The research data was obtained based on the focus group discussion, and observations. The participants of the study are 30 Pre-service teacher students in their second year from the Indonesian Language Study Program, Universitas Malikussaleh, Aceh province, Indonesia. The participants studied English as one of the prerequisite subjects, and the English study was conducted once a week. The results of the study shows that many participants have difficulty when interacting using helping verbs because they are not used to practicing it in their daily lives. The differences between Indonesian and English linguistic systems put learners on a real struggle to adjust the proper use of helping verbs in their sentences. Multimodality resources are strongly urged to be applied to support learners’ comprehension of English grammar.